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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)Penn State's Center for Language Science studies benefits of the bilingual brainhttp://news.psu.edu/story/141897/2011/10/12/research/penn-states-center-language-science-studies-benefits-bilingual
With 15 faculty members at Penn State and a major grant from the NSF's Partnership for International Research and Education, the Center for Language Science is using fMRI and other tools to fathom the bilingual brain at work.
http://news.psu.edu/story/141897/2011/10/12/research/penn-states-center-language-science-studies-benefits-bilingualWed, 12 Oct 2011 (All day) -0400Penn State News - American Sign LanguageSign language users read words and see signs simultaneouslyhttp://news.psu.edu/story/159562/2011/03/22/sign-language-users-read-words-and-see-signs-simultaneously
People fluent in sign language may simultaneously keep words and signs in their minds as they read, according to an international team of researchers. In an experiment, deaf readers were quicker and more accurate in determining the meaningful relationship between English word pairs when the word pairs were matched with similar signs, according to Judith Kroll, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Linguistics and Women's Studies, Penn State. The slightly better reaction time and improved accuracy rate indicates that the readers are able to juggle both English and sign language at the same time.
http://news.psu.edu/story/159562/2011/03/22/sign-language-users-read-words-and-see-signs-simultaneouslyTue, 22 Mar 2011 09:18 -0400Penn State News - American Sign LanguageLaw studies help Rozynski integrate two worldshttp://news.psu.edu/story/162632/2010/11/22/law-studies-help-rozynski-integrate-two-worlds
As he watched his well-qualified father struggle to land a job, Andrew Rozynski launched a career plan of his own. While on break from his freshman year at the University of Massachusetts, Rozynski fielded numerous calls for his father from potential employers. "It was so frustrating. He is this incredibly intelligent man who was unable to find work," Rozynski said. "The employers were very excited to talk to someone with his credentials, but when I explained that he is deaf and we would need to make arrangements for follow up, nothing happened. In fact one person said, 'How is that going to work?'" Even after Rozynski explained how his father's deafness had not been a problem in his previous IT position -- his father simply responded to issues via e-mail, fixed the problems, and reported back via e-mail -- it was viewed as an "insurmountable accommodation."
http://news.psu.edu/story/162632/2010/11/22/law-studies-help-rozynski-integrate-two-worldsMon, 22 Nov 2010 12:12 -0500Penn State News - American Sign Language